Dr. Robert J DeFatta

Dr. Robert Joseph DeFatta M.D. PhD FACS

Dr. Robert J. DeFatta is a ear, nose, and throat and facial plastic and reconstructive surgeon. He earned his medical degree and PhD from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in Shreveport, LA and completed his residency in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, TX. He received his fellowship training in cosmetic surgery of the face and neck with Dr. Edwin Williams at Williams Plastic Surgery Specialists in Latham, NY.

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Dr. Robert Joseph DeFatta M.D. PhD FACS

Dr. Robert J. DeFatta is a ear, nose, and throat and facial plastic and reconstructive surgeon. He earned his medical degree and PhD from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in Shreveport, LA and completed his residency in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, TX. He received his fellowship training in cosmetic surgery of the face and neck with Dr. Edwin Williams at Williams Plastic Surgery Specialists in Latham, NY.

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Certifications & Professional Work

Professional Societies


• Fellow of the American College of Surgeons

• Fellow of the American Head and Neck Society

• Fellow of the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

• Fellow of the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

• Member of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

• Member of the Pan American Allergy Society

• Member of the Wisconsin Society of Otolaryngology

• Member of the Wisconsin Medical Society

Reviewer for Medical Journals


• Ear, Nose, and Throat Journal

• Craniomaxillofacial Trauma and Reconstruction

• International Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences

• International Journal of Otolaryngology

• Invited lead guest editor for special issue on advances in head and neck trauma reconstruction

• Journal of Voice

• Scientific World Journal

Invention/Patent


• Cancer Gene Therapy Based on Translational Control of a Suicide Gene (2004), United States Patent # 6,759,394

Board Certification


• Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

• Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Selected Publications

Book Chapters

Decision Process In Choosing Costal Cartilage For Use In Revision Rhinoplasty
DeFatta R, Advanced Rhinoplasty: Art, Science, and New Clinical Techniques, Publisher: Springer – 2013.
Lip Reconstruction
DeFatta RJ and Williams EF III, Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Publisher: Thieme – 2009.
Repair of Acute Nasal Fractures
DeFatta RJ, Ducic Y, and Sabatini PR, Textbook of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Publisher: Editorial Medical Panamericana, Madrid, Spain, 2nd edition – 2009.
Current Therapies and Future Treatment Modalities for Oral Cavity Cancer
Zhou CO, DeFatta RJ, Ducic Y, Progress in Oral Cancer Research, Publisher: NOVA – 2007.
Controversies in Salivary Gland Diseases
DeFatta RJ, Truelson J, Bailey’s Head and Neck Surgery-Otolaryngology, Fourth Edition, Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Williams, Bailey BJ, Calhoun KH, et al, eds – 2006.

Peer Reviewed Medical Journals

Tunneling technique for expedited fibula free tissue harvest.
Ducic Y, Defatta RJ, Wolfswinkel EM, Weathers WM, Hollier LH Jr. Craniomaxillofacial Trauma Reconstruction. 2013 Dec;6(4):233-6.
Pulsed-dye laser for treating ecchymoses after facial cosmetic procedures
DeFatta RJ, Krishna S, Williams EF 3rd Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery. 2009; 11(2):99-103.
Midface lifting: current standards
DeFatta RJ, Williams EF 3rd Journal of Facial Plastic Surgery. 2011; 27(1):77-85.
Free tissue transfer reconstruction of head and neck at a Veterans Affairs hospital
Myers LL, Sumer BD, DeFatta RJ, Minhajuddin A Head and Neck. 2008; 30(8):1007-1011.
Fat transfer in conjunction with facial rejuvenation procedures
DeFatta RJ, Williams EF 3rd Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America. 2008; 16(4):383-390.
Midface lifts
DeFatta RJ, Ducic Y Operative Techniques of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. 2007; 18(3):217-232.
Closed rhinoplasty
Ducic Y, DeFatta RJ Operative Techniques of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. 2007; 18(3):233-242.
Liposuction of the face and neck
DeFatta RJ, Ducic Y Operative Techniques of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. 2007; 18(3):261-266.
Restorative rhinoplasty in the aging patient
Cochran CS, Ducic Y, DeFatta RJ Laryngoscope. 2007; 117(5): 803-807.
Rethinking nasal osteotomies: an anatomic approach
Cochran CS, Ducic Y, DeFatta RJ Laryngoscope. 2007; 117(4): 662-667. Try it Yourself »